GE Aerospace (GE)
Return on total capital
| Dec 31, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | ||
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| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 10,843,000 | 10,259,000 | 9,663,000 | 8,811,000 | 8,606,000 | 8,394,000 | 6,853,000 | 6,916,000 | 11,427,000 | 11,775,000 | 11,314,000 | 8,958,000 | 1,404,000 | -4,290,000 | -3,386,000 | -3,337,000 | -1,806,000 | 1,980,000 | 422,000 | 234,000 |
| Long-term debt | US$ in thousands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total stockholders’ equity | US$ in thousands | 18,677,000 | 18,812,000 | 19,135,000 | 19,251,000 | 19,342,000 | 18,874,000 | 18,598,000 | 29,855,000 | 27,403,000 | 28,665,000 | 31,194,000 | 31,652,000 | 33,696,000 | 31,475,000 | 34,649,000 | 39,005,000 | 40,310,000 | 37,477,000 | 33,487,000 | 33,585,000 |
| Return on total capital | 58.06% | 54.53% | 50.50% | 45.77% | 44.49% | 44.47% | 36.85% | 23.17% | 41.70% | 41.08% | 36.27% | 28.30% | 4.17% | -13.63% | -9.77% | -8.56% | -4.48% | 5.28% | 1.26% | 0.70% |
December 31, 2025 calculation
Return on total capital = EBIT (ttm) ÷ (Long-term debt + Total stockholders’ equity)
= $10,843,000K ÷ ($—K + $18,677,000K)
= 58.06%
Peer comparison
Dec 31, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Return on total capital
GE Aerospace
GE
58.06%
General Dynamics Corporation
GD
21.14%
Hexcel Corporation
HXL
7.63%
L3Harris Technologies Inc
LHX
12.88%
Lockheed Martin Corporation
LMT
104.75%
Northrop Grumman Corporation
NOC
34.38%
Raytheon Technologies Corp
RTX
16.24%
Textron Inc
TXT
14.03%
The Boeing Company
BA
99.12%
Transdigm Group Incorporated
TDG
—
Woodward Inc
WWD
22.10%